A Passover Message From Rabbi Deborah Waxman
March 31, 2026
Dear friends, We are entering Passover at a fragile time, when fragmentation feels close to the surface. Public discourse is ever more brittle. Democratic norms are strained. Antisemitism has become more visible and more volatile. Within the Jewish community, divisions grow increasingly wider about what matters to prioritize. Passover does not ignore fragmentation. It reframes it. The Exodus story is not preserved so we can rehearse our victimhood. It is preserved
